Proverbs 16:17

New English Translation

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

Cross References

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Proverbs 10:9

The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

Proverbs 19:16

The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

Proverbs 21:23

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

Isaiah 35:8

A thoroughfare will be there – it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it; it is reserved for those authorized to use it – fools will not stray into it.

Matthew 24:13

But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

Acts 10:35

but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

Acts 24:16

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

Hebrews 10:39

But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Jude 1:21

maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.

Jude 1:24

Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept my admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.